Improved bread and meat-sijcer



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Letters Patent No. 98,576, dated January 4, 1870.

IMPRovED :BREAD AND MEAT-smsen y The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JACOB ENsINenR and LEWIs FERTIG, of Dauphin,Y in the county of Dauphin, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bread and Meat-Slicer; and we do hereby declare that the followiugis afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the 'art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure l is a front view of our improved machine.

Figure 2 is adetail sectional view of the same, taken through the-line a: x, iig. 1.'

Similar letters ofy reference indicate corresponding parts.

Our invention has forits object to furnish a simple and convenient machine, by means of which bread and other soft, spongysubstances may be sliced evenly and uniformly, and which may be used with equal advantage for slicing dried Vbeef and other hard substances au It consists in the construction and combination of Vthe various parts Vof the machine, as hereinafter more fully described. y

A is the platform or bottom hoard of the machine, which rests upon and is attached -to the feet, or a ibundation-iiame, B,- the end-board b of which projects, as shown in fig. 1, so as to hold the machine firm, when standing upon a flat surface.

C is the knife, the forward end of whichhas a guidepin or bolt, c', attached to it, which passes through and works in an inclined guide-slot inthe frame D.

The pin or bolt c'ishould have a friction-roller placed upon it, to diminish the friction as it moves up and down the slotted guide D.

The knife C also passes through and works in vertical slots E, formed in or attached to theforward end of the machine, as shown in figs. 1 and 2.

` The guide-slots D and E compel the knife C, as it. is operated, to act upon the substance being cnt, with a drawing-cut, so as to cut the substance evenlyY and smoothly, whether it be soft and spougy or dry and hard.

The vertical slot E, in which the knife C works, extends down through the end, or at the end of the bottoml board A.

a.' is a strip attached to the frame, that forms the slot E, vthe upper surface of which is even with the bottom-board A, so as to` support the forward end of the bread or meatwhile being cut. l

F is a bar, sliding in a socket in the base frame B, and, to the forward end of 'which-is attached an upwardly-projecting board G, against which the forward end of the bread or meatV being'slicedl may rest, to gauge the thickness of the slices being cut.

The gauge F G is held securely in place, when adjusted by the set-screw H, as shown in tig. 2.

T o one edge of the bottom board A is attached an. upwardly-projecting board I, against which the bread or meatbeing slicedfis held, so that it may be held steady while being sliced. l

We do not desire to claim broadly giving a drawcut to a slicing-knife, as we are aware that this is old; but

What We do esteem to be of our invention, and de sire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

A bread-Slicer, `having the adj ust-able gauge F G H', side plate I, and guides I) E, constructed and arran fed, with reference to the knife, as shown and describe JACOB ENSINGER. LEWIS FERTIG..

Witnesses MICHEL Mlsnnun'r'rc, JOHN- H. PORTER. 

